Device for holding a disk cartridge in a disk recording/reproducing apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is a disk recording/reproducing apparatus including: a body of the disk recording/reproducing apparatus; a disk tray mounted to be come in and out of the body, the disk tray including a seat unit in which a disk cartridge is safely seated; a cartridge holder movably mounted to the disk tray, to come in and out of the seat unit, the cartridge holder contacting and supporting the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit; an elastic member for pressing the cartridge holder to the seat unit; and a clamp mounted to operate in association with the disk tray when the cartridge is moved, the clamp clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.

1 . A device for holding a disk cartridge in a disk recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: 
 a disk tray mounted to come in and out of a body of the disk recording/reproducing apparatus, the disk tray including a seat unit in which a disk cartridge is safely seated;    a cartridge holder movably mounted to the disk tray, to come in and out of the seat unit, the cartridge holder contacting and supporting the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit;    an elastic member for pressing the cartridge holder to the seat unit; and    a clamp mounted to operate in association with the disk tray when the cartridge holder is moved, the clamp clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.    
   
   
       2 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the clamp comprises a pivoting member mounted to be pivotal around the cartridge holder, and the pivoting member comprises one end pivoting in association with the disk tray and an other end for clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit when moving along with the cartridge holder.  
   
   
       3 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the disk tray includes a slope positioned to be in contact and in association with the one end of the pivoting member.  
   
   
       4 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the center of the pivoting member is inclined to the other end for clamping the disk cartridge.  
   
   
       5 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the pivoting member is provided in pairs to be parallel to the direction in which the disk tray comes in and out.  
   
   
       6 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the disk holder forms, on its upper side, a hole through which the other end of the pivoting member is exposed such that the other end of the pivoting member clamps the upper side of the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.  
   
   
       7 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the pivoting member is made of plastic materials.  
   
   
       8 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the pivoting member is made of materials having elasticity.  
   
   
       9 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the pivoting member contacts and supports the disk cartridge by the elastic force as elastically changed in contact with the slope.  
   
   
       10 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring.  
   
   
       11 . A disk recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: 
 a body of the disk recording/reproducing apparatus;    a disk tray mounted to come in and out of the body, the disk tray including a seat unit in which a disk cartridge is safely seated;    a cartridge holder movably mounted to the disk tray, to come in and out of the seat unit, the cartridge holder contacting and supporting the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit;    an elastic member for pressing the cartridge holder to the seat unit; and    a clamp mounted to operate in association with the disk tray when the cartridge holder is moved, the clamp clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.    
   
   
       12 . The device for holding a disk cartridge as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the clamp includes a pivoting member pivotally mounted in the cartridge holder, the pivoting member having one end operating in association with the disk tray to be rotated and an other end clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit when the cartridge is moved.  
   
   
       13 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the disk tray includes a slope positioned to be in contact and in association with one end of the pivoting member.  
   
   
       14 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the center of the pivoting member is inclined to the other end clamping the disk cartridge.  
   
   
       15 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the pivoting member is in pairs to be parallel to the direction in which the disk tray comes in and out.  
   
   
       16 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the disk holder includes, on its upper side, a hole through which the other end of the pivoting member is exposed so that the other end of the pivoting member clamps the upper side of the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.  
   
   
       17 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the clamp is constructed from plastic.  
   
   
       18 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the clamp is constructed from materials having elasticity.  
   
   
       19 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the other end of the pivoting member contacts and supports the disk cartridge when the one end of the pivoting member comes in contact with the slope.  
   
   
       20 . The disk recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring.